it all happens right before your eyes here on "vegas undercover." >> our vision here at the las vegas metropolitan police department is to be the safest community in america. >> sheriff doug gillespie says he encourages his force of more than 3,000 officers to be creative. >> policing cannot be reactive when people call you for help. you to have proactive, come up with different ideas, some old, some new. don't accept just being good. >> so the vegas police find opportunities to catch thieves in the act. >> lately here car theft has been jumping. >> as you may remember from our last report, we're once again riding along with lieutenant bobby duvall who runs the viper squad, a specialized unit formed to combat auto theft. hundreds of cars are stolen each month in las vegas, costing victims millions of dollars. just three years ago, vegas led the country in auto theft. with aggressive policing, the numbers have been dropping. his team uses specially designed bait cars rigged with hidden cameras. they leave the vehicles in high-crime areas and wait for them to be stolen. watch how it wor

say to criminals who may see this, who have their eyes on las vegas? >> watch out. we're in a lot of different places. doing a lot of different things. and you may think you're good at your trade but we're that much better and you're going to get caught. >> and we'll be watching as we continue our coverage of the vegas cops, close up and undercover. >>> you'll find more information about this undercover operation on our website, just log

a suspect faces a judge in the case today in las vegas. kristy seifkin has more. >> reporter: good morning to you, frank. it was just yesterday that the family held a rosary for 3-year- old carlos nava and as you mentioned, just a few hours at 11:00 today a funeral mass will be held for him a few blocks away from the memorial that's been set up here at 64th and international. it was just over a week ago that carlos was hit in the neck by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting. two other men who were walking in front of carlos were also hit. but they survived. police do believe that this shooting was gang-related. it was this past friday that authorities arrested 22-year- old willie torrence of oakland in las vegas. they believe the man is responsible for driving the car the day of the shooting. he was out on parole for a prior weapon conviction and was spotted while out driving in las vegas. >> took a 3-year-old life. that was an angel. >> i just hope that they get prosecuted to the fullest behind what they did. >> they killed a 3-year-

las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water today than we used five years ago, despite over 300,000 new residents. i think it's a pretty amazing example as to how a town can really turn on a dime if there's the political will and if the public gets behind it. narrator: even the casinos and resorts have adapted to efficient water use. mulroy: the las vegas strip uses only 3% of all the water that we deliver. and when you think about it, it's the largest economic driver in the state, the largest employer, bar none. they knew they had to go the extra mile. and they've embraced conservation. and it's almost beyond belief that they're right now in the process of building another 15,000 rooms. southern nevada recycles 100% of its wastewater. so for every gallon we put back in the colorado, we can take an additional gallon out, or we send it to reuse facilities. and we deliver it to golf courses and parks and other outside applications. man: water's about a third of our budget. that's a lot of money. the lake ri

torrance has been held in a las vegas detention facility. he's not been charged in connection with this drive-by shooting. a spokesperson said they are still reviewing all of the police reports in this case and they cannot extradite him back to california until the academy county d.a. files charges. the d.a. has charged lawrence denard in this case. he's accused of being the gunman. he's facing murder charges and is scheduled to enter a plea to those charges later this month. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a fund has been set up to help the nava family with expenses. you can learn more about that by going to ktvu.com and looking in the web link sections near the bottom of the front page. >>> breaking news from southern california. santa monica college is on lockdown at this hour. three people reported seeing a gunman walking on campus about an hour ago. although school is not in session, some professors and incoming freshmen are there for orientation. police have not verified the calls or determined determined if any sh

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and alex vega? he can't explain why he's doing it, but he's building a wall around his house. >> vega ( translated ): whenever i hear a noise, i get scared and look all around me. my heart beats faster. i can't go into small spaces. i'm taking five or six pills a day now. if i don't take them, i can't sleep, and i wouldn't even be able to sit with you. >> simon: all but one of the 33 men, doctors say, have suffered severe psychological problems since the accident. and the miners complain they're not getting the quality medical care and benefits they need and were promised. 19 of them have already lost their disability payments. sebastian piÑera is chile's president. a couple of the miners told me that they feel like they're soldiers, they're heroes during the war. and when the war is over, they're forgotten. >> president sebastian piñera: well, that's part of life. that's part of human nature. they were heroes. they will always be heroes, >> simon: you know, if any of these miners get really ill,

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stays in vegas. >> it's 65% to 80% cheaper, unfortunately to hold conventions in las vegas. >> this state believes some guards did union activity in years past and suing to get back $4 million in pay. >> and police say a band of thieves is targeting elderly asians on the streets of san leandro. they're confronted by as many as four black males. the muggers have been spotted driving away in a black lexus and a white camery. >> the police department released pictures of two wanted men and the men have warrants for their arrests in connection with a murder in colorado. police says they're considered armed and dangerous. and anyone with information is asked to call 911 or east palo alto police department and surveillance video of two suspects in a bank robbery last week. and police say five men overpowered the bank with guns and removed an undisclosed amount of cash, taking off in a stolen car, found nearby later on. anyone with information is asked to call the vallejo police department. >> a law restricting use of information is stirring up reaction to the bill the governor signed rest

this friday las vegas authorities arrested 22-year- old willie torrence who they say drove the car the day of the shooting. he was out on parole for a prior weapon conviction and was spotted in las vegas while out driving. >> took a 3-year-old life. that was an angel. >> i just hope that they get prosecuted to the fullest behind what they did. they killed a 3-year-old. that changed the whole game. >> reporter: 26-year-old oakland resident lawrence dennard is the man who police believe actually killed nava with that stray bullet. he was arrested in pittsburg on tuesday and on thursday, he was arraigned on one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of possession of a firearm. he is scheduled to enter a plea on august 29. as for torrence, he will be extradited to an alameda county court later on this week. in the meantime, nava's family, his parents specifically who we had heard had just lost their job shortly before their son was killed, they continued to mourn the loss of their 3-year- old son. back to you. >> very tough. okay, kristy seifkin live in oakland. kristy,

stays in vegas. >> it is 65 to 80% cheaper unfortunately to hold conventions in las vegas. >> the state believes some prison guards did union activity while on state time in years past and is suing to get back $4 million in pay. in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc7 news. >>> remember the days when bay area cities had large budget surpluses and growing economies? the city leader in the east bay town of brentwood say that's exactly what they are experiencing right now, despite the recession. here's laura anthony with the story. >> despite having its ten year housing boom abruptly halted by the economy, they are in a financial position most a cities would envy. >> brentwood has been extremely well-managed. alan is the director of economic development. he points to the new $28 million city hall project that's one example of the relatively wealth his community enjoys. >> we have a surplus, we've kept our permit counter open 45 hours per week. we have no cuts in services as far as police and public safety. and that resonates with the business community. >> green wood credits taxes from the 8

imagine, the olympics in vegas? despite the decision by the u.s. olympic committee ton bid for the games, leaders in vegas are still all in. they sent a letter to the ioc dated august 26. officials in las vegas are actually bidding for the olympics even though the usoc is not.

and these numb nuts in the audience in vegas have sauced on how looking up pepper martinis are told if they can get a tory. on the wrist list almost deal grow up to buy their friends down there at the wall street banks and into it i mean i don't know it this way about these people maybe the teacher shouldn't get any money but i have something to say here max because fleischaker according to this article told the public pension managers that a c.p.o. is like a financial institution both have strict oversight she says the outside agencies that oversee the struck. are the rating agencies comparing them with the federal deposit insurance corporation and the o.c.c. which regulates banks again barack obama saying let's pay twenty billion dollars shut down all investigations of the securitization fraud here we have in two thousand and seven open fraud happening where this woman is telling these pension fund managers that it's risk free it's like the f.d.i.c you can't lose and they're like whooping it up in vegas spending our pension fund money on these collateralized debt obligations that hav

this is the fact this is the truth we've reported on this for years now i mean not next time i'm in vegas i'm in a stop some teacher on the straight punching me in the mouth really are still all their money and then i was on rockaway tossing a nickel to say a thing and i'll be like thank you thank you alright say to everyone thanks so much for being on the kaiser board thank you max don't go away much more coming away stay right there. bringing you the latest in science and technology from the realm of. the few jerk covered. welcome back to the kaiser report i macs keyser time out to go to shanghai and talk of daniel collins he's the founder and chief investment officer of tiger hell capital management he also wrote a recent article titled rising chinese redback could overtake debased greenback good money printing in the u.s. speed the rise of the chinese currency bank balance welcome to the kaiser report by max good to be here all right dan tell us about the red back and is it going to overtake the u.s. dollar and its lan there article i wrote really talked about. you know as we've seen

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stays in vegas. >> it is 65 to 80% cheaper unfortunately to hold conventions in las vegas. >> the state believes some prison guards did union activity while on state time in years past and is suing to get back $4 million in pay. in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc7 news. >>> remember the days when bay area cities had large budget surpluses and growing economies? the city leaders in the east bay town of brentwood say that's exactly what they are experiencing right now, despite here's laura anthony with the story. >> despite having its ten year housing boom abruptly halted by the economy, they are in a financial position most a cities would envy. >> brentwood has been extremely well-managed. alex greenwood is the director of economic development. he points to the new $28 million city hall project that's one example of the relatively wealth his community enjoys. >> we have a 30% budget surplus, we've kept our permit counter open 45 hours per week. we have no cuts in services as far as police and public safety. and that resonates with the business community. >> greenwood credits taxes from

temperatures hot, 91 in vegas right now. at this hour, 91. 60 degrees in seattle. 96 in phoenix. 113 in phoenix. you need to hydrate. 108 will be your high in las vegas. up to the north, we'll keep it rain-cooled. the showers should be on the light side, 67 in seattle. washington. san diego, we'll build in more cloud cover, 76 and flagstaff, 82. looking pretty good there. it's been so, so hot in the southwest. >> they know well. they may be a little cooler in the future. i'll let you know in a few minutes. >> they've been waiting for that for a few weeks. all we needed to do was have bill take the day off and have michelle come in. >>> well coming up wall street whips up big gains, bank of america wheels and deals and an italian village says fuggedaboudid. plus, "dancing with the stars's" most interesting cast members. >>> thumb's down for alex rodriguez and a shot of the day for the u.s. open. you're watching early today. >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today. "i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headline

for texas or new mexico and said why are you buying this toxic waste and they were like who were in vegas and this woman gee. shakra from their students is pitching us on it she has a great pitch. and between martinis. it is just amazing because teachers who will willingly take jobs that don't pay as much as a hedge fund manager because they see purpose in their life they want to add something to society unlike a hedge fund manager which is just raping society so not only do they underpay the teachers then in their pension accounts they lump it funds willy nilly have access to those funds and dump all their losing bets now remember bear stearns of course blew up that was the beginning of the financial catastrophe in two thousand and seven march two thousand and seven so bloomberg goes on to say that gene fleischaker was pitching fifty public pension fund managers and she told them that they could get twenty percent return on the bottom level of a c.d.o. but bottom level the equity traunch that blows up one hundred percent when the c.d.o. blows up she said it has a very high caste feel to

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he was arrested friday night by las vegas using information provided by them from oakland police. it comes on the same day that carlos' family is holding a wake for the toddler, killed by a stray bullet last monday. the spot where it happened is now overflowing with balloons and stuffed animals. assistant police chief howard jordan says the investigation may never have wrapped this up quickly had it not been for witnesses. >> most of the information we received are from citizens who are just distraught and sick to their stomach about what they know happened. and they were very cooperative and unwilling to sit on information that they had that they felt we could use to be able to capture these suspects. >> reporter: authorities are not saying how torrence knows the other man who was arrested in the shoot, lawrence denard, who is now facing murder and attempted murder charges. police are convinced they now have the only two men involved in the shooting. torrence will be extradited in a few days. >>> in oakland this past weekend, six shot two killed, zero arrests. the five separate s

> it is 65 to 80 percent cheaper unfortunately to hold conventions in las vegas. >>reporter: the state believes some prison guards did union activity while on state time in year past and l is suing to get back 4 million dollars in pay. this is 7 news. >>> about thousands of workers may be back on the job soon as congressional leaders announce an agreement to end the two week long shut down of the faa. expected the senate will give the deal formal approval tomorrow. shut down not only furlough 4000 federal workers and lets 70,000 construction workers without job. 60 were working at at oakland international airport building new control tower when the shut down began. the deal by lawmakers will fund the faa until mid september while negotiations continue for a long-term deal. >>> if you are calling a customer service center you may be more likely to reach someone who is actually in the united states. the federal communication commission and business leaders announce plans to bring 100,000 call center jobs back from over seas. several telecom company including sprint

janine de la vega is live there now at the command center. janine police say the suspected kidnapper left a note behind. >> reporter: that's right, she did leave a clue and right now police are here on the scene when sheriff's deputies are standing by. this is the area, one of the areas where they searched. they've been searching all day for 4-year-old jeremy guthrie. they came up empty-handed. it all went urpd under way at the baptist church that also serves as a homeless shelter. this woman 53-year-old annette hail kidnapped him last night or early yesterday morning. authorities say hail had an argument with the boy's mother. when his mother woke up she left a rambling note under his pillow. >> at 7:30 the alarm was triggered which at point in time a witness was reported to have heard a little boy say i don't want to go or something similar to that. >> reporter: a statewide amber alert was issued. police do not believe that hail has access to a car and that she may be using public transportation. today close to 70 police officers, sheriff's

and the next day we flew to vegas. it was the mit blackjack team. i ended up joining the team and i said i want to write the story. that's my first true story. so i fell into nonfiction. but i wrote it like a thriller. it wasn't like i'm going to sit down and write nonfiction in this way. i was writing fiction and i ran into a true story. that's been the way. "accidental billionaires" same thing. sitting at home, it's a harvard senior from houston. he said my best friend co-founded facebook. no one has ever heard of him. i go out for a drink. in walks eduardo, he's angry, furious, mark zuckerberg screwed him. he wanted to tell his story. it's been this weird kind of stumbling my way through. >> there's been an experience with you in terms of bringing down the house where you were part of the culture that's what brought you. i think that most -- i want to stay with this for a minute because it's interesting in terms of what readers expect when they sit down as to how it's marketed and what it's billed as. we all have of the classic notion of the will

ktvu's janine de la vega is live where teachers making a push to get their students the supplies they need. >> reporter: we are here at city hall with teachers and union workers, holding a rally to encourage people to donate. there is a number of children, 2,000, who have regterred to receive them for free. >> reporter: it looks like fun, summer play time, but they aren't at home. they are inside community services, distracted with toys while their mother speaks with a case worker. in two weeks they will be homeless. >> this is the first time me not financially been able to support my kids. >> reporter: she was laid off from her job in january. she hasn't been able to find work and with money running out she can't afford rent or school clothes or back packs. >> they are like $35. and school supplies, with everything, note pads, another, what, $30. so it's hard. >> reporter: this family is just one example. they are scrambling to collect school supplies for them. >> wee seeing a lot of families holding out, not asking for help. >> reporter: with four more days left, they have only coll

janine de la vega joins us with a look at the problem that is prompting officials to take action. . >>> this is the time of container they are focusing on. polystyrene, here along the river you can see some trash floating here on the surface but workers showed us how big the problem is getting. >> sad. in terms of cleaning it up. >> reporter: underneath all the debris is coyote creek, among the litters, phone cups and containers. >> it's a bad part of the litter problem because it break down. >> reporter: the polystyrene is not biodegradable. the city is considering a ban on the foam food packaging. at this restaurant it's how they package. >> easy to carry. >> reporter: plastic is expensive. >> double price than what we have right now. >> reporter: this afternoon manufacturers and environmental groups were invited to talk about their concerns. >> we are identifying what alternatives there are. >> no way. no way this will go through there. >> reporter: michael says banning foam isn't the answer. they want the city to invest in infrastructure, better storm drains or start a program to

how much a $9 airline ticket from the bay area to vegas really costs. >>> back on the job after a year and the training is anything but scaled back. the recruits having their feet held to the fire. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, sounds like a heck of a bargain -- until you see what you >>> a flight from oakland to las vegas for just nine bucks. sounds like a bargain until you see what you really have to pay. patrick sedillo on how spirit airlines is luring customers to its new service. >> reporter: you get what pay for and if you don't on spirit air you don't get it. >> you have it pay for baggage and if you want to reserve a seat you have to pay for that as well and then your security tax of course. >> reporter: her bas fee, one dollar each way. >> start with a low base fare and basically provide options for customers. we let them choose what products the features that are most valuable. >> reporter: another difference in here is the pit. it refers to the difference between seat backs. that's going to affect leg room. if you want more leg room it costs. a stingy 28" compared to 31" on a united econo

stays in vegas. >> it is 65% to 80% cheaper, unfortunately, to hold conventions in las vegas. >> reporter: nanette miranda reporting for abc news. >> it is a big convention city. >> you can't argue with those numbers. >> that's true. i think what's bothering folks in california is it's in your face. when you see these people out there celebrating and partying a little bit in vegas. >> the union is unapologetic. >> they are not backing down. >> they are saying that they gave back $150 million in concessions. >> as part of the next contract, exactly. >> that's the way it is. >>> let's move on now to polygamous leader warren jeffs who has been found guilty and the penalty phase of his sexual assault trial is already under way. jeffs was convicted of having illegal contact with two young girls. while acting as his own attorney jeffs called just one defense witness. the jurors in texas reviewed only one piece of evidence during their deliberations. jeffs faces life in prison. . >>> here's a weird one. police in irfax county, virginia, are stepping up efforts to track down a serial slasher. the

how many of those people went to las vegas or sitting at home watching "desperate housewives." or participate in a reality show. >> it's the consumer society. >> so you feel that the religion is here to stay. >> religion is absolutely here to stay. the fact that sinners this is no news to christian people across the country. >> thanks so much for being my guest. our time has expired, sand merr ?o

janine de la vega is on hand as a city council meeting is about to start. >> reporter: the meeting is about to start in just a few minutes. the police chief is supposed to talk about the latest statistics that show over all crimes is down but homicides are up. the people inside this community room want to make sure their tax dollars are used to fight violence. on this thursday afternoon in east palo alto we observed a lot of young people hanging out on the street. rachel dyre says more programs are needed. >> a lot of people who had their homes foreclosed don't have jobs. they don't have the money to put their kids like at the ymca for a summer program. >> reporter: measure c was a parcel tax that voters approved. this year city leaders have not doled out measure c money into the communities because they are not sure they've been spent properly in years past. they've hired a private consultant. >> this isn't about funding a program, it's about funding a strategy to reduce crime in the community. >> reporter: in the meantime the city has used $200,000 from its general fund. the other h

. >>> and this comes to us from las vegas, nebraska, where the spotlight was on unsung hero of the vegas strip, housekeepers from some of the city's poshest hotels have their game faces on at the 21st annual housekeeping olympics. teams competed in events such as bed-making, mop and vacuum races and buffer pad topping. the winning team took home queen-sized beds and the reputation for house on and off the job. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >>> when it comes to the war on obesity, no one is safe. boris has been placed on a strict diet and he is apparently not happy about it. tipping the scales at 480 pounds, the australian piggy throws a temper tantrum and even raids his owner's frig for a midnight snack. doctors say his weight, which is affecting his eyesight, could be deadly. he needs to drop the extra pork asap. >> that's never fun. >>> two companies in paris have declared war. a post-it war, that is. it all started when employees at one company decorated their windows with post-it figurines. soon workers in an ad

las vegas there 99. salt lake city and boise is where the real warm-up is. the weekend forecast coming up. >> i didn't see cancun in your forecast. what happened? >> just in case you're going there, you'll have to wait for the forecast. >>> more on wall street's wild ride. why your food costs may be heading higher and the car to buy with all that dispossessable income you might have? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's from a best selling book and stars a red hot actress, but can it take the number one spot at the box office? >>> coming up, the yankees slam the door. football is back. and tiger is back, too. but before you knew it, he was gone. >>> good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. in a notice to employees, the u.s. postal service says it's considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs and switching from federal retirement and health plans to its own benefit system. the financially strapped agency says it will be insolvent next mont

they found 22-year-old willie torrence in las vegas. this murder created so much outrage in oakland that the priest at the church says the family needs support from the community right now. >> they are destroyed. the child is three years old. we never thought it would happen. the children bury the parents, not the parents burying the children. i believe with the support of the community makes them going to continue life. carlos will be missed, of course. >> reporter: take a look at the scene where carlos was killed. it is full of hundreds of stuffed animals and candles. there are even children's books. this is on international boulevard right around 65th. the huge statement from the community that he will not be forgotten. the priest here at st. bernard church is hoping that the death will be a bridge to bring an end to violence in oakland. back to the investigation, the suspect just arrested in las vegas will appear in court later this week. authorities will work on getting him extradited to the bay area where he can face charges with

ktvu's janine de la vega is live at atascadero on the latest on this developing story. >> reporter: ken that's right, 4-year-old jeremy guthrie has been found. he has been reunited with his mother in the last 30 minutes. we're told they're at the police department and that he seems to be okay. now in the last 30 minutes, we also heard that police arrested his alleged kidnapper 53-year- old annette hail in atascadero near an abandoned car dealership. police say hail got into an argument with jeremy's mother at a homeless shelter. when his mom woke up, jeremy was gone and she found a rambling note that led her to believe that hail had kidnapped him. volunteers held a massive search all day looking for hail and the boy. and shortly after 5:00 tonight, jeremy was found and hail was arrested. we're joined right now with rob brim from the atascadero police department. you're a spokesperson. tell me what is the latest, you were able to capture annette hail, how did you do that? >> i'm with the sheriff's office. we're here on mutual aid to help atascadero police. it was a huge effort by people

if you watch us on news 3 las vegas, nevada. pack a picnic, dinner, and head to nearby henderson to enjoy a monday night flick with the family at picnic and a movie. >>> bill, thanks so much. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. morning's headlines in entertainment. a big surprise t box office wasn't who won but by how much.1: "rise of the planet of the apes" took in a whopping $54 million to open number one, taking in $15 million to $20 million more than analysts expected. the family film "the smurfs" had a strong second weekend. again taking second place with an impressive $21 million. the star-packed sci-fi western "cowboys & aliens," last weekend's soft first place finisher fell to third disappointing with under $16 million. and finally the weekend's big bust. ryan reynolds and jason bateman's comedy "the change-up" which opened at a weak number four with just $13.5 million. >> are you okay with that? you sound a little sad. his career will be okay. you sound a little sad. his career will be

live in redwood city, janine de la vega, where the rash of thefts there and in san carlos are becoming a huge problem for fire crews. >> reporter: it's happening in both cities and this is what they're after. this piece of brass, this is what it looks like in front of a pipe in a building it's just painted red. but fire fighters need this to connect their hoses to so they can pump water into a building. someone is going around town and stealing these. when firefighters drive up to a fire they are also on the look out for a vital piece of equipment that's found in front of a building. it's called a fire department connection. >> they are stealing this, the swivel. >> reporter: any building that has an automatic sprinkler system has the connection to help firefighters. >> we can come in, connect to this so we're able to pump water into the building. well if the caps and the swivel have been stolen, we cannot connect to them. >> reporter: in the past couple of week, 15 different business have been hit including this skilled nursing facility and this apartment complex next door. >> they've

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. >> reporter: at this las vegas conference of computer geeks, the federal government is looking for hackers. but it's not trying to arrest them. it's trying to hire them. >> you're dealing with the brightest people in the world. these people come together here to exchange and share ideas. and we need those type of people. >> reporter: the national security agency, nsa, for decades the federal government's eavesdropper in chief, is scrambling to deploy for troops on the latest security battlefield. it's the real life version of cyber attacks depicted on the tv series "24" and the movie "die hard 4." hackers targeting the computers that control the stock market or the power grid, air traffic controls, or phone networks. >> the adversary is everywhere. we are everyone's target. we will always have that bull's-eye on our shirt. >> reporter: dickie george is in charge of the nsa cyber defenders. he says the agency is looking to hire nearly 3,000 cyber experts in the next two years. and the computer whizes at places like that las vegas hacker convention are made to order. >> i solve probl